Chandigarh, August 17– The Haryana Government has accorded approval to acquire 349 acres of Panchayati land of three adjoining villages Asan Kalan, Khandra and Bal Jattan for expansion of Indian Oil Corporation, Panipat Refinery.

A decision in this regard was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal at his residence Sant Kabir Kutir here today. Development and Panchayat Minister Sh. Devender Singh Babli also remained present in the meeting.

Notably, IOCL will acquire 140 acres of Asan Kalan village, 57 acres of Khandra and 152 acres of Bal Jattan village by Panipat Refinery. In addition to the land cost, the refinery will separately pay Rs 10 lakh per acre for development works in the village.

Notably, IOCL has established its Panipat Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in Panipat in an area of more than 4200 acres. IOCL had requested Haryana Government for giving about 600 acres of land for the expansion of the refinery, out of which 349 acres of land have been made available by the government.

  Additional Chief Secretary, Development and Panchayat Department, Sh. Anil Malik, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Director General, Development and Panchayat Department, Sh. D.K Behera, Deputy Commissioner, Panipat, Sh. Virender Dahiya, representative of IOCL, Sarpanches of Asan Kalan and Khandra and Bal Jattan villages, Sh. Ramkishan, Sh. Rakesh and Sh. Surender along with other officers and employees also attended the meeting.